Afternoon Programs

Wednesday, 2:00 p.m., Reports from Iowa Peace Network, Friends Committee on National Legislation, American Friends Service Committee

Wednesday, 4:00 p.m., Postville/Cedar Rapids Relief Efforts

Thursday, 2:00 p.m., Peter Crysdale and Debbie Humphries:  Blundering into the Presence

Thursday, 4:00 p.m., Healing Community

Information

When you arrive: Check in at the registration table in the Main lobby where Friends will be able to greet and assist you. Sign the spiral notebook and make a nametag. If you are a first-time attender, put a blue dot on it. If you are staying on campus, find out your dorm and room number or campsite.

Childcare – Childcare for preschool and younger children will be available Wednesday through Saturday. Childcare is not available during meals or on Saturday evening. Please indicate on the registration form when you need child care and if you need a highchair.

Junior Yearly Meeting – Junior Yearly Meeting is for children ages 6-13, those entering first grade to those entering eighth grade in the fall. Morning, afternoon and evening programs will include a number of crafts, swimming, a cookout and campout, cooperative games, Quaker process, peacemaking, a service project, and more. Youth are asked to bring clothing appropriate for indoor/outdoor play, and appropriate for weather conditions. In addition, bring swimsuits, towels, mosquito repellent, flashlights, and bedding suitable for camping out. Tents will be provided. Penny Majors and Carol Gilbert will co-coordinate the Junior Yearly Meeting. Also, to avoid inappropriate use of computers and to encourage community, Junior Yearly Meeting youth will be asked to refrain from use of the internet during Yearly Meeting.

Young Friends – If by July 29, 2009 you have graduated from eighth grade or are at least 14 years old, you are invited to attend Young Friends Yearly Meeting. Plans include worship, business meetings, games, swimming, a Scattergood service project, video and pizza night, reading epistles from other Young Friends groups, writing our own epistle, sports, pottery making, overnight at the teen cabin, attending an evening collection with our own follow-up discussion and a dance. We will also create a Young Friends Report and present it to the Yearly Meeting. This is not just a report on the week’s events but also an opportunity to introduce items of business that would be of importance to Young Friends. Flossie Cox and others will be working with Young Friends.

Scents – Friends are reminded that our goal is to make Yearly Meeting events fragrance-free, for the health and comfort of all of us. Please refrain from using scented colognes, perfumes, and aftershave. Friends are reminded to read the ingredients list on personal care products (soaps, shampoo, deodorant, lotion, hair gels, etc.) that you wear to our gatherings. While the front label may say “scent-free” or “fragrance-free,” a product with an ingredients list that includes “fragrance: or “masking fragrance” most likely contains solvents that pollute our air and make it harmful for all of us to breathe. Some Friends have become too sensitized to remain in the presence of these chemicals without getting severe headaches and other symptoms.

Meals – Meals are served in the dining room in the lower level of the Main. Breakfast is 7:15–7:45 a.m. The noon meal is 12:15-1:00 p.m. The evening meal is 5:15-6:00 p.m., except for Tuesday night, when it is 5:30-6:15. Snacks are served in the dining room after evening collection. Meals will include healthy items that satisfy most diet choice indicators on the registration form. Sunflower butter will be substituted for peanut butter in deference to those with peanut allergies. We are not, however, able to meet all diet preferences, and we invite those with exceptional food needs or preferences to bring their own food.

Chores – Look for a sign-up sheet for meal tasks in the hallway leading to the dining room. Yearly Meeting relies on volunteers for setting tables, serving, washing dishes and pots and pans, and supervising the game room. We ask that everyone who is able sign up at least once.

Special Needs – If you have special needs and wish to have assistance at Yearly Meeting, please let the person at the registration table know, and also indicate on your Registration Form.

Lights out – Please don’t socialize in the lobby after 9:30 p.m., because the school’s cleaning staff needs time to clean and be home by 10:00. Dorms are to be quiet from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Name tags – If you use a plastic holder, turn it in at the registration table as you leave, so it can be used next year.

Costs – There is no set fee for lodging, food, programs or childcare; but of course there are costs. Our cost this year is about $9,000. When divided among the 150 expected attenders, that come to about $60.00 per person, or $12.00 per day. Some cannot pay this much; some can pay more. Please give according to your ability.

Accommodations – Dorm rooms are basic, with bunk beds and shared baths. Those planning to stay in dorms need to bring their own bedding, pillows, and towels. We recommend bringing fans. Other options include: Camping on campus (limited electrical hookups), and West Branch area motels:

Econolodge, West Liberty (319) 627-2171

Presidential Motor Inn, West Branch (319) 643-2526

Over 50 motels available in Iowa City or Coralville

Directions to Scattergood Friends School: From the east, take I-80 to Exit 259. Go north on X40 about one-half mile. Go west (left) on F44 for 3 miles. Go one-half mile south (left) on Delta Avenue. From the west, take I-80 Exit 254 into West Branch. At the four-way stop, go east (right) on F44 for 2 miles. Go one-half mile south (right) on Delta Avenue. Phone number for the Scattergood office is (319) 643-7600.

Please bring to Yearly Meeting if possible:

·         Water bottle or cup, to avoid using disposables

·         Songbooks such as Rise Up Singing, Friends Hymnal, and Sacred Harp

·         Games that large groups can enjoy

Scattergood is NOT responsible for accidents happening on the premises. Please help take care of each other.

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Please complete this form and return it by July 20^th to Whittier Meeting, 3200 Whittier Road, Springville, Iowa 52336, or send all indicated information to debdakin@earthlink.net (email).  Early registration helps us with housing and meal planning.

Name(s) ______________________________________________________________________

Number of adults_____Young Friends______Junior Yearly Meeting_____Pre-schoolers______

Names & ages of youth attending Young Friends or Junior Yearly Meeting

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Date of arrival_____________ Date of departure____________ Home phone__________

Where do you plan to stay? (circle)

Camping at Scattergood Dorm room (how many rooms, 3 beds per room)__________

Motel __________________  Friend in the area. Who?_________________________

Special needs (diet and other) ____________________________________________________________

When do you need childcare for preschool child?________________________________

Will you need a highchair?_____Number of vegetarians______Number of vegans